Engineer II - Virtualization (Shift 8AM -5PM IST)

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

CrowdStrike is in search of an Engineer II - Virtualization to join our growing Production Services team. The candidate will play an important role in engineering and maintaining solutions for our production systems environments.   What You’ll Do: Design and maintain complex technical systems architecture, providing recommendations for improvement Manage and support large-scale production deployments of servers and applications inside internal datacenters Administer Linux systems across thousands of bare metal servers and virtual machines Develop and improve scripts, automation tools, and operational workflows — leveraging AI tools where applicable to accelerate development and enhance solutions (Python, Go, PowerShell) Troubleshoot server hardware, hypervisor, and infrastructure issues Participate in on-call rotation with incident management responsibilities including response via PagerDuty, troubleshooting with or without runbooks, and contribution to post-mortems What You’ll Need: Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience in Computer Science Experience with infrastructure technologies at scale including Linux, Windows, VMware, Docker, and Kubernetes Hands-on experience administering large-scale OpenStack environments in production Experience managing VMware vCenter/ESXi at scale including HA, DRS, and vMotion Working knowledge of L2/L3 networking, VLANs, bonding/LACP, BGP and DHCP Configuration management experience with one or more tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible Experience writing technical documentation Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes. Bonus Points: Knowledge of vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) Knowledge of bare metal provisioning using OpenStack Ironic or Bifrost Knowledge of block storage solutions, such as TrueNAS, Ceph/Rook-Ceph, or Dell PowerFlex Knowledge of networking protocols (DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SNMP) and the OSI model Knowledge of monitoring solutions, such as Prometheus, Grafana and Zabbix Knowledge of CI/CD and configuration management tools (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Chef, Ansible, Salt Self-learning capabilities, taking initiative in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment Work effectively and professionally with cross-functional groups across divisions, worldwide, as part of a team Team-player, positive attitude and flexible with a distributed team in multiple time zones Must exhibit meticulous attention to detail, and have the ability to make good, timely decisions Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required #LI-DP1 Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike: